Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Name: Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-12-15
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Miki Nakatani, Tatsuya Fuji, Masato Hagiwara

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2004 · 2h 19m · Drama · South Korea · Rated 12 (KR)

Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United States and discovers professional wrestling, he becomes a hero back home.

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Song Hae-sung

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Sul Kyung-gu, Miki Nakatani, Tatsuya Fuji, Masato Hagiwara

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